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Sound & Fury (2000)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:24
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: This documentary presents its opposing views in an even-handed yet emotionally engaging manner. Critics say it will provoke much thought, as well as emotions, in the audience.
Theatrical Release:Oct 25, 2000 Limited
Synopsis: SOUND & FURY is a documentary that examines the issues surrounding the controversial cochlear implant--the medical technology that, through an operation, allows deaf people to hear. The film... SOUND & FURY is a documentary that examines the issues surrounding the controversial cochlear implant--the medical technology that, through an operation, allows deaf people to hear. The film follows the Artinian family--adult brothers Chris (hearing) and Peter (deaf), their wives and their children--living in Glen Cove Long Island. Over a two-year period, the camera pays witness to the pain, frustration, and conflicts they encounter as these parents research the pros and cons of giving their children (5-year-old Heather, and 1 1/2-year-old Peter) the operation. At the root of the argument against the operation is the fear that the deaf culture--and American Sign Language--would be lost entirely were the Cochlear implant to become a standard procedure administered to all deaf children. Arguments in favor of the procedure argue that a child who can hear with use of the cochlear implant could participate in hearing schools where they might learn more, learn faster, and never feel that they are disabled and different from other children. This film, with its passionate but entirely objective approach to this difficult subject, will change viewers' ideas about deafness, parenting, medical advancements, and will leave them pondering these ideas for a long time to come. Peter and Nita Artinian move their family (with daughte, Heather) to Frederick Maryland, which has a strong deaf community and deaf schools. [More]
Starring: Chris Artinian, Nita Artinian, Peter Artinian, Mari Artinian
Starring: Chris Artinian, Nita Artinian, Peter Artinian, Mari Artinian
Director: Josh Aronson
Director: Josh Aronson
Producer: Roger Weisberg
Composer: Mark Suozzo
Studio: Artistic License
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Reviews for Sound & Fury
The discourse that ensues over this issue is more entertaining, heartfelt, and insightful than what you'll find in any other film released in 2000.
It doesn't beg for your emotions or sympathies--only for your attention and patience.
Intellectually absorbing and emotionally gripping, and it rather skillfully forces us to think about the 'blessings' of technology with a whole new kind of wariness.
An illuminating, well-balanced portrait of a volatile, two-sided debate.
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